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Le Mans Computerised results and timing service provided by TISSOT MotoGP MONSTER ENERGY GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE Race 4185 m. Classification after 28 laps = 117.18 km 17 Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total Time Km/h Gap 1 25 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team HONDA 44'03.955 159.551 2 20 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 44'18.169 158.698 14.214 3 16 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 44'18.519 158.677 14.564 4 13 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing YAMAHA 44'25.030 158.290 21.075 5 11 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini HONDA 44'35.200 157.688 31.245 6 10 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing YAMAHA 44'35.564 157.666 31.609 7 9 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team DUCATI 44'39.521 157.434 35.566 8 8 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini HONDA 44'55.457 156.503 51.502 9 7 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP DUCATI 45'07.686 155.796 1'03.731 10 6 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing DUCATI 45'07.840 155.787 1'03.885 11 5 24 Toni ELIAS SPA LCR Honda MotoGP HONDA 45'08.023 155.777 1'04.068 12 4 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 45'08.147 155.769 1'04.192 13 3 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 45'03.007 144.918 2 laps Not Classified 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Pramac Racing Team DUCATI 33'55.169 155.459 7 laps 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 26'47.714 159.308 11 laps 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 10'27.276 144.108 22 laps 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Pramac Racing Team DUCATI 1'43.987 144.883 27 laps Race condition: Dry Pole Position: Casey STONER 1'33.153 161.733 Km/h Air: 17° Fastest Lap (New record): Lap 9 Dani PEDROSA 1'33.617 160.932 Km/h Humidity: 35% Circuit Record Lap: 2008 Valentino ROSSI 1'34.215 159.910 Km/h Ground: 29° Circuit Best Lap: 2008 Dani PEDROSA 1'32.647 162.617 Km/h 13:40'00 SIGHTING LAP START 13:53'36 Race declared dry 13:58'00 WARM UP LAP START 14:01'18 RACE START 14:03'29 Randy DE PUNIET crashed out - Rider OK 14:03'35 No jump start 14:10'39 Cal CRUTCHLOW crashed out - Rider OK 14:10'47 Cal CRUTCHLOW re-joined race 14:11'43 Cal CRUTCHLOW entered pits and retired 14:22'33 Colin EDWARDS crashed out - Rider OK 14:23'33 Colin EDWARDS re-joined race 14:24'31 Colin EDWARDS entered pits 14:26'06 Colin EDWARDS re-joined race 14:29'12 Dani PEDROSA crashed out - Rider OK 14:36'12 Marco SIMONCELLI ride through penalty 14:36'20 Loris CAPIROSSI crashed out - Rider OK 14:39'10 Marco SIMONCELLI entered pits for ride through 14:39'35 Marco SIMONCELLI re-joined race The results are provisional until the end of the limit for protest and appeals. Time limit for protest expires 60' after publication of the results - Mr. ......................................................... Time: ................................... These data/results cannot be reproduced, stored and/or transmitted in whole or in part by any manner of electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, broadcasting or otherwise now known or herein after developed without the previous express consent by the copyright owner, except for reproduction in daily press and regular printed publications on sale to the public within 60 days of the event related to those data/results and always provided that copyright symbol appears together as follows below. © DORNA, 2011 Official MotoGP Timing by TISSOT www.motogp.com Le Mans, Sunday, May 15, 2011.

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PRESS RELEASE Brembo confirms leader status of motorsport competitions in 2014 season The Italian Company triumphs in all races of Formula One and MotoGP World Championships Stezzano, Italy, December 2014 – Brembo, world leader in technology and production of brake systems and high performance automotive components, confirms again its technological supremacy through a string of great successes in competitive motorsport competitions during 2014 season. The Italian Company has achieved ‘en plein’ in Formula One, triumphing in all 19 races of World Championship, thanks to 16 victories reached by Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team, winner of Constructors World Championship, and 3 victories obtained by Red Bull Racing team. In detail, 11 are the successes achieved by Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team), winner of Drivers World Championship, 5 the ones reached by Nico Rosberg (Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team) and 3 are Daniel Ricciardo’s victories (Red Bull Racing). Involved in Formula One since 1975, Brembo has reached a total of 20 World Championship Drivers’ titles and 25 World Championship Constructors’ titles divided in this way: 14 with Scuderia Ferrari, 4 with Red Bull Racing, 3 with McLaren Honda, 2 with Benetton Renault, 1 with Brawn GP and 1 with Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team. We remind that in 2014 season the Italian Company has supplied brake systems to seven teams involved in Formula One: Caterham F1 Team, Infiniti Red Bull Racing, Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team, Sahara Force India F1 Team, Sauber F1 Team, Scuderia Ferrari and Scuderia Toro Rosso. Total domination in two-wheel racing of MotoGP World Championship, as 12 of the 13 teams involved in the 2014 MotoGP season and 21 of the 23 riders have used Brembo brake systems fitted to their machines.
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